Turtle was settled by Wm. Smith, Horace Rice and Hudson Case, who by mutual agreement claimed Cross's Grove.

The evidence

• “Turtle, by Wm. Smith, Horace Rice and Hudson Case, in 1836. Lima, by James M. Burgess, in the summer of 1836. Johnstown, by Norman Smith, 1837.”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/03-rock-county.md, PDF p. 48 / book p. 30

  Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources